WESPAC and various Westchester peace groups hold a protest Friday against the attacking of Syria. They marched to U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey's office and the federal courthouse in White Plains.

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Joseph M. Sayegh

The tragedy that has befallen the Syrian people has become more uncontrollably complex, due to diverse segments seeking to take control and illogical external political maneuvering.

The mild Arab Spring has escalated into a full-fledged civil war, while attracting unwanted and intolerant extreme elements, accomplishing nothing but destruction, injury and the killing of hundreds of thousands of people. This horrific crisis scenario begins with a dictatorial regime willing to use all of its powers and resources to maintain its rule. Then there is the dangerously fragmented ...